..A discussion of urologic laparoscopy (UL) with particular attention to potential complications and limitations is presented. Awareness of these evolving technologies remains critical to all surgeons with an interest in laparoscopy...

..A large prostate can complicate an extraperitoneal robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). We report our experience with RARP and evaluate the effects of prostate size on treatment outcomes after extraperitoneal RARP...

Analysis of a large single-center experience with robot-assisted pyeloplasty

Ergonomic evaluation and guidelines for use of the daVinci Robot system

Matthew M LuxDepartment of Urology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14642, USAJ Endourol 24:371-5. 2010

..Our goal in this study was to assess for the existence of guidelines to maximize the ergonomic benefits of the daVinci system. We also compared the surgeon's console with the recommendations of similar workstations...

Factors associated with ureteral burn injury from an electrified guidewire

Seth A CapelloSection of Laparoscopy and Robotics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14642, USAJ Endourol 22:1189-92. 2008

..This study investigates under what conditions electrification of a ureteral guidewire would result in ureteral burn injury...

..Indwelling double-pigtail ureteral stents are frequently associated with debilitating symptoms. A randomized study was performed to evaluate the effect of stent diameter (4.7F v. 6F) on symptoms and tolerability...

Congruence of imaging estimators and mechanical measurements of viscoelastic properties of soft tissues

..The advantages and disadvantages of each treatment are summarised. This review also discusses the ongoing therapeutic dilemmas of PD and suggests a treatment strategy based on an analysis of the urological literature...

Robotic versus nonrobotic surgery: experts, toys and prostatectomy

Hiten R H PatelExpert Rev Anticancer Ther 8:843-7. 2008

Re: Radical retropubic prostatectomy. How often do experienced surgeons have positive surgical margins when there is extraprostatic extension in the region of the neurovascular bundle?

Jean V JosephJ Urol 174:789-90. 2005

Re: transperitoneal or extraperitoneal approach for laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: a false debate over a real challenge